Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.22
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/R7/7p/8/3N2K1/2n5/p5P1/r7 w - - 6 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  5. 5.d3 g6
  6. 6.O-O Bg7
  7. 7.c3 e5
  8. 8.a3 Ne7
  9. 9.b4 O-O
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nbc6
  11. 11.Nc4 b5
  12. 12.Ne3 a6
  13. 13.bxc5 dxc5
  14. 14.c4 bxc4
  15. 15.Nxc4 Rad8
  16. 16.Be3 Qxd3
  17. 17.Qxd3 Rxd3
  18. 18.Bxc5 Rc8
  19. 19.Rac1 Nd4
  20. 20.Nxd4 Rxc5
  21. 21.Nf3 h6
  22. 22.Rc2 Nc6
  23. 23.Ncxe5 Rxc2
  24. 24.Nxd3 a5
  25. 25.a4 Nb4
  26. 26.Rc1 Ra2
  27. 27.Nc5 Bf8
  28. 28.h4 Bxc5
  29. 29.Rxc5 Rxa4
  30. 30.h5 Nd3
  31. 31.Rc8+ Kg7
  32. 32.hxg6 Kxg6
  33. 33.Rc6+ Kh7
  34. 34.e5 Ra1+
  35. 35.Kh2 Nxf2
  36. 36.e6 fxe6
  37. 37.Rxe6 a4
  38. 38.Ra6 a3
  39. 39.Nd4 a2
  40. 40.Kg3 Ne4+
  41. 41.Kg4 Nc3
  42. 42.Ra7+ Kg8

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